Emperor Taizong's growth plan Chapter 469 The tower is destroyed, the country is destroyed, the people are removed, and the southern county is settled!
Chapter 469 The tower is destroyed, the country is destroyed, the people are removed, and the southern county is settled!
Yunnan County, Yangon Prefecture.
Although the seaside city in front of you is a royal city, it does not look prosperous. Especially the city is cramped and the walls are short. Compared with other cities in the Yun Kingdom, it looks even more shabby!
But speaking of it, it is not surprising. Ten years ago, this Yangon Prefecture was called "Dagon" city. It was just the capital of a small country called "Gongbang" created by the Meng clan of the Southern Barbarians.
Although this country is small, it is quite prosperous. Especially the plains near the capital are flat and fertile. They are good at fishing and salt, and are even rich in gold and precious stones.
Being so wealthy, but not having enough strength to protect yourself, naturally attracts people to look at you.
When Wang Xiao was in power, he sent Yun soldiers and horses to destroy the country, take in all its territory, remove its people, and set up prefectures and counties under Nanjun.
From then on, until Xiao Cheng came to power, in order to win over the Ailao people, he allowed the people of the Ailao people to recuperate in this sparsely populated and rather desolate land of Nanjun.
Now in Yangon City, there are nearly 100,000 Ailao people in the city, plus the poor people from the Yun Kingdom who were relocated, and the people from the six southwest counties of the Xia Kingdom that were originally affected by the war and plague.
This former capital city of a small country has finally restored its original population and has even become more prosperous!
On the pier, many young people gathered in twos and threes on the pier.
As the saying goes, you can rely on the mountain to eat the mountain. This Yangon Prefecture is close to the sea and has a shipping terminal. During the off-farm time, young and strong men with nothing to do will gather here to help the merchant ships carry goods and earn some extra money.
Among these people, some were dressed as ordinary Central Plains people, while others were dressed in Ailao costumes. Each spoke Mandarin with an accent and chatted casually with each other.
An older man first sighed and smacked his lips:
"The number of ships coming to Yangon Province this year is much less than in previous years! If it is not that the fields have begun to produce in the past two years, otherwise we have to hurry up this year."
"It's a war. It is said that our navy from Dayun has occupied Leizhou. The merchant ships from the Xia Kingdom are not allowed to pass through. Naturally, there are many fewer merchant ships!" A middle-aged man from the Ailao tribe answered.
"Leizhou, where is that place?" A person next to me interjected casually.
For ordinary people like them, who have never left Fucheng, how do they know where Leizhou is?
"Leizhou is... in the east, right? I don't know. Even the second boy of my family mentioned it when he came back to visit relatives. Anyway, Xia Kingdom has been beaten to a pulp by us now."
The middle-aged man from the Ailao tribe who was speaking became a little more serious when he mentioned his second son. He then looked at the people around him, showing off a bit of showoff.
The people next to him had long been accustomed to his showing off, so they took advantage of the opportunity to compliment him and said:
"The second son of his family is amazing. Now he is serving in the army. Now he is a uncle. He has a bright future!"
"It's amazing! Your second son is so young, he may even be a captain or a general in the future!"
This Ailao man couldn't help but grin when he heard everyone praising his second son, whom he was most proud of. He looked like he wanted to be humble, but he couldn't hide the joy in his heart.
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After complimenting for a while, everyone's conversation naturally shifted to other topics.
"Hey, these Xia people just can't figure it out! Why is our Holy Emperor always coming to provoke our Dayun when he is in court!"
"Who says otherwise! People from Xia are really stupid."
"Hey, aren't you from Jiangyang County? Aren't you also from Xia Kingdom? Why are you scolding yourself?"
The person who was being teased suddenly lost his temper. He almost jumped up and said with an excited expression:
"Bah, you are from the Xia Kingdom! Those Xia Kingdom officials didn't regard us as human beings, and immediately watched us fend for ourselves. His Majesty was the only one who cared about us poor people and gave us a way to survive... In short , whoever wants to be a member of the Xia Kingdom should do so, my family is not one of them anyway!"
At the beginning, the people in the six southwest counties were first plundered by the generals' insurrectionary soldiers, and then devastated by the plague, resulting in countless deaths and injuries.
At that time, the Xia Kingdom's court had lost its basic administrative capabilities and could only sit back and watch the people fend for themselves.
Naturally, the people did not understand these twists and turns. They only knew that the officials of the Xia Kingdom sat back and did nothing, feeling deep hatred in their hearts. They only knew that it was His Majesty the Emperor Yun who took action and spent a lot of material and energy to resettle them.
"Okay, well said!"
These words immediately aroused applause from many people.
This Nanjun is just a "county" in name. But in fact, it is a collection of the territories of several small southern countries. The territory is vast, but it is wild and poor. It has been the place of exile for the Yun Kingdom before.
Logically speaking, Nan County is full of exiled criminals with resentments. The reputation of Xiao Cheng, the current Emperor of Yun, and the Yun Kingdom court will not be very good here.
But since Xiao Cheng came to power, all the Ailao people who had been trapped in the mountains for hundreds of years, the desperate people in the six southwest counties, and the poor and unable people in the Yun Kingdom were all sent to Nan County for proper resettlement.
Construction of water conservancy projects, light corvee and low taxes, land improvement, grain cultivation, cattle farming, and medical care are all provided...
Under Xiao Cheng's instructions and the local government's dedicated efforts, Nanjun was already prospering in just two or three years.
In the eyes of some people, this Nan County is absolutely not good. But for the people who have no way of living, it was only because the emperor took pity on them that they were given a place to settle down and start a new business.
In this case, how can we not let the local people feel grateful for the emperor's holy grace?
It can be said that in terms of people's support, there are not many places in the Yun Kingdom that can compare with Nanjun!
"Swallowing the Starry Sky: Sign in to Become a God"
While everyone was chatting in detail, someone suddenly heard someone shouting:
"Look, there's a boat coming!"
The people who were chatting on the pier suddenly looked up.
Then I saw several ships vaguely visible on the sea to the west in the distance, heading towards Yangon.
And as the ships on the sea got closer, someone said in surprise:
"Hey, these ships look a little different..."
Everyone looked again and saw the four or five ships in the distance, which were quite different from the ships in the Central Plains.
The most surprising thing is that there is a flag flying above these ships.
…
Anyone with a keen eye can see clearly that the golden brocade flag is embroidered with a pattern of clouds and dragons soaring into the sky. It is the Yunlong flag that symbolizes the Great Cloud Kingdom!
"It's our Dayun's Yunlong flag!"
"This is the official ship of the imperial court..."
At this time, among the fleet that was about to sail into the dock, Wang Xuance, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, led the envoys to the countries of Tianzhu. It took nearly a year and many trials to finally return from Tianzhu.
Return!
Seeing the Yunlong flag also hanging on the pier in front, everyone in the envoy who had been away from Yun Kingdom for a long time had their eyes reddened and their expressions were excited.
Even Wang Xuance couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief at this time, showing a relaxed look on his face.
Among the envoys, there were also several envoys from Tianzhu and more than a dozen Tianzhu monks.
At this time, these people seemed a little strange looking at Yangon City in the distance.
The leading Tianzhu monk looked at Wang Xuance strangely and asked:
"Lord Wang, is Dagon City ahead?"
The person who spoke was the Tianzhu monk Analu who went to Zhongqing City to request help from Xiao Cheng on behalf of Tianzhu Buddhism!
Hearing Analu's question, Wang Xuance nodded slightly and said:
"This was its previous name. Now, this is the Yangon Prefecture of my Greater Yunnan County."
Hearing this, Analu nodded slightly, and then asked:
"The poor monk heard that the king of Gongbang in the past believed in our Buddhism and built a pagoda dozens of feet high. It was decorated with gold foil and hung with gold and silver bells. It moved in the wind and was extremely sweet. He named it 'Rui Da'
The pagoda is a wonderful sight. We are not far from Yangon City now, so why don’t we see this pagoda?”
The Ruidaguang Pagoda in Yangon City has a good reputation among Buddhists and can be called a landmark building.
At this time, none of the Tianzhu people saw it, so naturally they were a little curious, and even wondered if they had lost their way at sea and went to the wrong place!
Hearing Analu's question, Wang Xuance chuckled, nodded and said:
"Yes, there is a Ruidaguang Pagoda in the city of Yangon. Even the word 'Yangon' in Yangon Prefecture was derived from this tower."
After hearing Wang Xuance's words, all the Tianzhu monks suddenly showed excitement and curiosity.
They couldn't help but want to see this famous pagoda, which is known as the most luxurious pagoda in Buddhism.
But at this time, I heard Wang Xuance pause slightly, shake his head and say:
"It's a pity that when the Gongbang Kingdom was destroyed, some local leaders called on the local people to resist our Dayun Tianbing under this pagoda that symbolizes the Gongbang Kingdom."
Having said this, Wang Xuance's face turned cold and he said in a deep voice:
"You have disobeyed the will of our Great Cloud Heavenly Soldiers and angered the leading generals. We immediately ordered the demolition of this Rui Daguang Tower!"
"The tower is destroyed, the country is destroyed, the people are eliminated, and Nanjun is established!"
In just a few words, Dayun's domineering power, sweeping across all countries, unstoppable, and swallowing up the world, has been clearly revealed.
When Wang Xuance's cold words reached the ears of the Tianzhu envoys, a tragic scene of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood emerged before everyone's eyes.
Their hearts suddenly felt cold, their bodies trembled, they lowered their heads subconsciously, not daring to look directly into Wang Xuance's eyes. Their chests felt extremely heavy, as if they could no longer breathe.
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But the next moment, Wang Xuance suddenly laughed twice, changed the subject, and said:
"Well, although we have now set foot on the border of our country, Dayun, we are still some distance away from the capital, Zhongqing City. Please make some preparations and rest for a day in Yangon City tonight before setting off again."
The solemn and majestic power just now dissipated immediately, as if the clouds had cleared and the fog had dispersed, and nothing happened.
However, all the Tianzhu envoys knew that the power that they did not dare to resist just now did officially exist.
Facing Wang Xuance, how could these people dare to say anything at this time? Naturally, they were trembling and frightened, and they all responded.
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On the Mobei grassland.
The pastures are green and spread to the end of the field of vision. The north wind blows, pushing down the pastures. The contrast with the blue sky immediately makes people feel like they are free to gallop!
At this time, I heard the roaring sound of horse hooves treading the ground.
More than a thousand grassland cavalry were galloping over at this moment. The army was powerful and filled with a chilling atmosphere. At first glance, they were elite soldiers and horses. I am afraid they were not inferior to the elite tiger division army that shocked the grassland and was directly under the Turkic Khan.
Got it!
Since the Xia army defeated the Turkic army in the Battle of Zawumend half a year ago, it has been a long time since such a troop with high morale and strong military power appeared on this grassland!
The leader of this group of more than a thousand cavalry suddenly stopped his horse and asked the guide beside him:
"How long until we reach the Uighur pasture?"
"Go back to Khan and gallop forward for two days, and you will be able to see the Uighur tribe." The guide replied quickly.
The leader is a Turkic man with handsome appearance and calm demeanor.
And the few warriors following him were also outstanding in their aura, full of bravery that made people dare not look directly at them.
At this time, with such an elite army and so many brave men appearing on the Mobei grassland, the only one who appeared on the Mobei grassland was Xiao Cheng's order, taking advantage of the weakness of the Turkic royal court.
Gather the Ashinasheers from all the grassland tribes!
Ashina She'er, after hearing the guide's words, nodded slightly, then turned his horse's head, looked at the four prairie men beside him who were full of bravery, held his hands far away in the direction of Zhongqing City, and said in a deep voice:
"On your Majesty's order, I have traveled thousands of miles to return to the grassland, just to gather the power of the grassland and use it for your Majesty's use!"
"The Uighur tribe ahead is the first tribe we want to conquer for His Majesty! You are His Majesty's eagles. Use your bravery to eradicate all those who do not surrender!"
Borhu, Muhuali, Bormu, and Chilaowen were the mighty generals under Genghis Khan Temujin in history. Together with Temujin, they founded the huge Mongol Empire. No matter in terms of ability or spirit,
All are extremely outstanding.
At this time, hearing Ashina Sheer's words, the blood in the four people's chests surged, their expressions were excited, they caressed their chests and saluted, and shouted one after another:
"If anyone disobeys Your Majesty, I, Bormu, will kill them all and leave no one behind!"
"I ask for orders to lead the troops and charge forward to promote your majesty's power and make the enemy feel terrified!"
"Please give the order to Khan Dubu. I, Chi Laowen, am willing to fight to the death."
Hearing this, Ashina Sheer immediately said:
"Bormu, I order you to be the vanguard, lead two hundred soldiers and horses, and charge forward as the vanguard."
"I obey the Khan's orders!"
"Bohu, Chi Laowen! Each of you will lead two hundred soldiers and horses, forming the left and right wings to surround the Uighurs on both sides."
"I'll obey!"
"Mu Huali, you will sit with me in the center of the army. The forwards, left and right wings will all be at your disposal!"
"yes."
Ashina Sheer stood upright on his horse and shouted sharply:
"Be the emperor's whip and whip the grassland to show your majesty's majesty!"
The four people looked solemn and shouted in unison: